Hitch and grill guard attachment for tractors



y 5, 1953 E. N. MEYER ET AL 2,637,586

HITCH AND GRILL GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS '"iled May 19, 1950 2SHEETSSHEET l INVENTORS eye?" HJSZB 2'11e1' BY M ATTORNEY5 May .5, 1953E. N. MEYER ETAL HITcH AND GRILL GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed May19, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 5 INVENTOR EMA/6 ye? [it/.1332 z' ner ATTORNEYSPatented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HITCH AND GRILL GUARDATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Edward N. Meyer, Ada, and Harold J. Steiner,Pandora, Ohio This invention relates to an attachment in the form of ahitch which is adapted to be mounted on the front of a tractor and alsoincludes a grill guard for protecting the grill at the front of thetractor.

An object of this invention is to provide an attachment of this kindwhich is secured beneath the engine of a tractor and projects forwardlytherefrom, the attachment also including an upwardly projecting grillwhich is pivotally secured at its lower end to the hitch structure sothat the hood and griil forming part of the tractor may be swungupwardly and forwardly.

A further object of this invention is to provide an attachment of thiskind which is of simple construction and can be readily mounted on aconventional tractor.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of the front portion of a tractorhaving a hitch and grill guard constructed according to an embodiment ofthis invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure1.

Figure 4 is a detailed front elevation partly broken away and in sectionof the attachment.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-6 of Figure3.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 'l-l ofFigure 4.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 8-3 of Figure1.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I designates generally the engineof a tractor of conventional construction having a hood H extendingthereover and formed with a depending grill structure it which ispivotally mounted as at It on the forward end of the tractor framestructure. The hood with the grill i2 is adapted to swing upwardly andforwardly so that the engine can be readily worked upon as may bedesired.

A hitch lug M is disposed at the front of the tractor and is fixedlysecured to the apex of a V- shaped bar which has extending from theopposite ends thereof rearwardly projecting parallel bars or arms l6,and the bars it have fixed thereto the forward parallel ends or links llof a pair of rearwardly projecting supporting bars generally designatedas H3. The supporting bars [3 include inwardly inclined sections or barsl3 which are integral with the bars H, and the rear ends of the bars l9are bent inwardly as indicated at 2t so that one of the fly wheelhousing cap screws 2! may be extended through the lug or extension 2c inorder to secure the rear ends of the bars l9 to the engine structure.

The tractor also includes a front motor support 22 shown in bottom planin Figure 2, and a transversely disposed angle shaped connecting bar 23is fixed between the supporting bars 18 and secured to the bottom of thesupport 22 by fastening members 24. A grill generally designated as 25is pivotally secured to the forward ends of the supporting bars I7 andincludes a pair of upright bars or standards 26 which are pivotallysecured as at 21 to the bars H.

The upright bars 26 have fixed thereto vertically spaced apart V-shapedgrill forming bars or brackets 28, and the grill structure 25 is limitedin its rearward swinging by means of a pair of plates 29 which are fixedto the inner sides of the uprights 2t and engage the upper edges of thesupporting bars ll. The grill structure 25 is coupled at its upper endto the hood structure by means of a pair of links 30 which are formedwith right angle extensions 3| at their forward ends extending looselythrough openings 32 formed in the uprights 2B and secured therein bycotter pins 32a to permit limited pivotal movement of rods 30 and hencehood I 1 relative to uprights 26, when the parts are swung about theirrespective pivots I3 and 21. This may be efiected by loosening of setscrew 4|,to be described hereinafter.

The bars 30 are also formed with obtusely disposed rear extensions 33,and a collar 34 is fixedly secured to the forward end of each extension33. A clamping member generally designated as 35 is secured to the sides36 of the grill structure [2 at the rear of the latter, and each clamp35 includes a U-shaped member 31 which engages about the side 36 and isformed at one end thereof with a right angular lug or extension 38through which the extension 33 loosely engages. The lug 33 is held onthe extension 33 by means of a ring or collar 39 and a cotter pin 40 orother suitable fastening means.

The clamp 35 is firmly secured to the side member 36 by means of a boltor set screw 4| which is threaded through the inner leg 42 of theU-member 35. In the use of this attachment, the supporting members l8are bolted by means of the fly wheel cap screws 2! to the fly wheel 3housing 53. The cross bar 23 is bolted by means of the bolts M to thelower side of the motor support 22 so that the hitch lug it will bedisposed in forwardly projecting position at the front of the tractor.The grill strucure 25 is normally dis- 5 posed in substantially a rightangular position with respect to the supporting structure for the hitchlug is clamped to the hood str oture by means of the clamps This hitchand g ill guard structure can be mounted on certain types of tractorsand will provide a means whereby an implement may be connected to thefront of the tractor for pushing the implement over the ground.

The guo structure will provide a protective means for grill oi the hoodSttl3ti,l1, and by reason of the pivoted incur g the guard structure,the hood may i e swang r. 'a-rdly forwardly Without in erence from theguard structure. This hitch :Jelng of the front axle not have to be ovedwhen the two front wheels of the tractor toward or away is oil 8.3%...1other.

What is claimed is:

1. In a grill for 111011 of a tractor having a hood pi ward lower av'v'-sha;oed bar rearwardly attending 1 arms, a link secured to each ofsaid arms and inclu: a rerwardlyconverging section, the said sectionsbent inwardly for ,iection therethrough of a securing horizontallydisposed angle iron exten tween s links secured thereto, rill 1 to thefront end or" said i;

U'vQ and including a pair or" spaced parallel uprig t standards, aplurality of spaced parallel V-shaped brackets extending between saidstandards and secured thereto, links pivotally connected at one end tothe upper ends of said standards, and a clamp connected to the rear endof each of said linlzs securing said links to the tractor hood.

2. In a grill guard for mounting on the front of a tractor having a hoodpivoted at its forward lower end, a s -shaped bar provided withrearwardly extending spaced parallel arms, a link secured to each ofsaid arms and including a rearwardly converging section, the rear endsof said sections being bent inwardly for the projection therethrcugh ofa securing element, a horizontally disposed angle iron extending be-W-een said has and secured thereto, a grill pivotally connected to thefront end of said links including a pair of spaced parallel uprightstandards, a plurality of spaced parallel V-shaped brackets extendingbetween said standards and secured thereto, links pivotally connected atone end to the upper ends of said standards, and a clamp connected tothe rear end of each of said links, each of said clamps including aU-shaped member for engagement with a portion of the tractor hood.

EDWARD N. MEYER. HAROLD J. STEINER.

